Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2019	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

5 ILCS 140/4

from Ch. 116, par. 204

5 ILCS 140/8.1 new

5 ILCS 140/8.5

50 ILCS 205/20 rep.

715 ILCS 5/2.1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Deletes language providing that a public body that maintains a website shall also post specified information on its website. Provides that a unit of local government or school district with annual operating expenditures of more than $1 million for 2 consecutive years that has a website maintained by the full-time staff of the public body shall post to that website specified information. Provides that a public record is considered published on the public body's website even if it is hosted on a website that is maintained by another governmental entity if a hyperlink to the public record is provided on the public body's website. Amends the Local Records Act. Repeals a Section providing that specified units of local government and school districts shall post specified information to their websites. Amends the Notice By Publication Act. Provides that whenever an officer of a court, unit of local government, or school district is required by law to provide notice by publication in a newspaper, it is sufficient to publish, in lieu of the entire text of the notice, the following information: (1) a citation to the statutory basis for the requirement that the notice be published; and (2) the Internet website where the full text of the notice may be found.

House Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	715 ILCS 5/2.1

Deletes changes to the Notice By Publication Act providing that whenever an officer of a court, unit of local government, or school district is required by law to provide notice by publication in a newspaper, it is sufficient to publish, in lieu of the entire text of the notice, the following information: (1) a citation to the statutory basis for the requirement that the notice be published; and (2) the Internet website where the full text of the notice may be found.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2017	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Al Riley
2/9/2017	House	First Reading
2/9/2017	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/16/2017	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst
2/16/2017	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Al Riley
2/22/2017	House	Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
3/1/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Al Riley
3/1/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/7/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
3/8/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote
3/8/2017	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 005-001-001
3/9/2017	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/26/2017	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/26/2017	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/28/2017	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/8/2019	House	Session Sine Die

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